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 | The Durban Chamber of Commerce & Industry's (DCCI's) CEO, Andrew Layman, and Garlicke & Bousfield's CEO, Brian Jennings, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate joint efforts to encourage international business activity in Durban recently. Read more >>
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 | PRETORIA: The Department of Home Affairs says it is studying the judgement of the Western Cape High Court, regarding the implementation of the new immigration regulations. Read more >>
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 | The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) has expressed its concern about the recent announcement by the Department of Home Affairs on the amendments to the Immigrations Act. Read more >>
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 | PRETORIA: South African Airways (SAA) says it will comply with new regulations relating to children who travel to and from South Africa. Read more >>
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 | Phakamisa Ndzamela The Treasury and the Financial Services Board (FSB) have called for more responsible and transparent pricing on consumer credit insurance, and may introduce new regulations for retailers offering credit or businesses providing unsecured loans. Read more >>
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 | Ilne Grobler Pharmaceutical companies typically invest substantial amounts of money into research and development. Their research, however, is not only aimed at discovering new active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Read more >>
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 | Ernest Mabuza Former Vodacom Chief Executive Alan Knott-Craig's claim to have invented the "Please Call Me" product while chatting to a colleague at work was deemed implausible... Read more >>
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 | People who get angry when drivers park illegally in disabled parking bays can now have those cars removed by calling 086 167 2226. Read more >>
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 | Bekezela Phakathi The disagreement between the City of Cape Town and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in the Western Cape over the roll-out of public bus services is escalating. Read more >>
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 | The Presidency claims that the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) was informed of an inquiry into his fitness to hold office before he saw it in the media.. Read more >>
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 | Pallo Jordan Freedom of expression has been placed at the top of the international media's agenda by events in Egypt and the UK during the past 10 days... Read more >>
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 | Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene said the South African Revenue Service (SARS) is committed to closing the net on tax dodgers, but labour unrest and slow economic growth were obstacles. Read more >>
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 | PRETORIA: President Jacob Zuma has given the Marikana Commission of Inquiry more time to complete its work. Read more >>
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 | Johan Botes Can an employer be held liable for defamatory statements made about an employee? The High Court recently confirmed that it can but that an employer may rely on the standard defences to such a claim to escape liability. Read more >>
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 | Contrary to recent misleading media reports regarding the proposed amendments to the current Employment Equity Act No. 55 of 1998, they have not, in fact, even been signed into law, says Andile Thloaele, BBBEE consultant and expert. Read more >>
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 | Richard Pemberton The constitution entrenches the right to strike and the Labour Relations Act of 1995 (LRA) provides that workers may strike subject to the compliance with certain procedures which involve a compulsory mediation to be completed within 30 days of referral of the dispute. Failing settlement the strike can commence on the giving of 48 hours written notice. Read more >>
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 | Thabiso Mochiko Trade union Solidarity plans to take Telkom to the Labour Court over claims that the fixed-line provider will use race as one of the criteria for retrenching managers. Read more >>
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 | President Jacob Zuma has granted Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) chairperson Advocate Pansy Tlakula leave of absence. Read more >>
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 | The annual earnings threshold has been increased from R193,805.00 to R205,433.30 on 1 July 2014. This has been announced by the Minister of Labour, Mildred Oliphant, acting in accordance with S6(3) of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA). Read more >>
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 | Graeme Palmer A property developer usually holds residential properties as trading stock and therefore accounts for VAT at a rate of 14% on the sale of the developed units. Read more >>
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 | PRETORIA: President Jacob Zuma has assented to the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act and the Property Valuation Act of 2014. Read more >>
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 | Law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr recently hosted the DLA Piper Southern African Training Academy at the firm's offices in Sandton, Johannesburg. Read more >>
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 | Partners at Von Seidels law firm have been recognised as Intellectual Property Stars (IP Stars) by Managing Intellectual Property magazine. Read more >>
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 | WASHINGTON, USA: The future of an open Internet faces threats from government crackdowns, and "balkanization" resulting from growing concerns over broad electronic surveillance, a survey of experts showed. Read more >>
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 | LONDON, UK - Google has restricted access to a BBC blog posting and several British newspaper stories under a legal ruling granting people a right to be "forgotten" in search engines. Read more >>
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 | HELSINKI, FINLAND: Finland's government authorities said they had been attacked by hackers working for one or several foreign nations who stole a "remarkable" number of files over a period of several years. Read more >>
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 | HAVANA, CUBA: Much of Google remains off limits to Internet users in Cuba, despite a recent visit to the country by top executives who asked officials to provide access to all citizens Read more >>
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 | Bekezela Phakathi The Department of Basic Education is collaborating with the State Information Technology Agency in developing a system to track the provision of resources in all provinces. Read more >>
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